Enriched Numerical Techniques. Implementation and Applications

Table of Contents

1. Level set Methodologies for Complex Material Irregularities
2. Higher-order Enrichment Functions for Fracture Simulation in Isotropic and Orthotropic Material Medium
3. XFEM for Three Dimensional Cracks
4. XFEM for Free Vibration Analyses of Cracked Plate Based on Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory
5. XFEM for Stability Analysis of Stiffened Trapezoidal Composite Panels
6. Implementation Issues in Element Free Galerkin Method
7. Enriched EFGM for Three Dimensional Cracks
8. Enriched EFGM for Elasto-plastic Crack Growth in Steel Alloys
9. Enriched EFGM for Modelling Large Elasto-Plastic Deformations
10. Modelling of Hertzian Contact Problems by Enriched EFGM
11. Enriched EFGM for Large Elasto-Plastic Deformations: Basic Mathematical Foundations
12. Implementation Issues in Extended Iso-geometric Analysis
13. XIGA for Modelling Strong Discontinuities
14. XIGA for Linear Elastic Materials under Thermo-Mechanical Loading
15. XIGA for Thermal Absorber Coatings
16. Enriched Techniques for Investigating the Behavior of Structural Wood
17. Analysis of Fracture in a Receiver Tube of Parabolic Trough collectors by XFEM
18. XIGA for Fracture Behavior of Isothermally-Cracked SWCNT Reinforced Composite Subjected to Thermo-Mechanical Load
19. Extended Finite Element Method for the Simulation of Edge Dislocations

Authors

Azher Jameel Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India. Dr. Azher Jameel is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India. Prior to that he worked as Assistant Professor at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra and Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora for over 8 years. Dr. Jameel has been actively involved in teaching and research for the past 10 years in the areas of advanced computational mechanics, fracture and fatigue in structures, large elasto-plastic deformations and experimental solid mechanics. His research interests include enriched numerical techniques, meshfree methods, iso-geometric analysis and coupled computational techniques. Ghulam Ashraf Ul Harmain Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India. Dr. Ghulam Ashraf Ul Harmain is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India. He has served as the Head of the Department and Dean of Research in addition to various important positions at NIT Srinagar. He has been actively involved in teaching and research for the past 35 years in the areas of advanced computational mechanics, fracture and fatigue in structures, thermo-elasticity, tribology and maintenance, large elasto-plastic deformations and experimental solid mechanics. Indra Vir Singh Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. Dr. Indra Vir Singh is currently working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India. He has been actively involved in teaching and research for the past 20 years in the areas of advanced computational mechanics, fracture and fatigue in structures, large elasto-plastic deformations, experimental fracture mechanics, machine learning, multiscale modelling, gradient damage and phase field modelling. Magd Abdel Wahab Professor and Chair, Department of Applied Mechanics, Ghent University, Belgium. Dr. Magd Abdel Wahab is currently working as a Professor and chair of the Department of Applied Mechanics at Ghent University Belgium. Dr. Wahab is also the adjunct professor of several universities including Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam, Duy Tan University, Vietnam, HUTECH University, Vietnam and Nanjing Tech University, China. Dr. Wahab has authored several books including Mechanics of Adhesives in Composite and Metal Joints, Finite Elements in Fracture Mechanics and Dynamics and Vibration: An Introduction. He has been actively involved in teaching and research in the areas of advanced finite element analysis, multi-scale analysis, fretting fatigue and wear, automotive and aerospace applications, mechanical and vibrating systems and civil engineering constructions. Dr. Wahab is the editor-in-chief of the journal of Applied Mechanics and also serves as the member of editorial boards of several reputed journals.